Teen terror suspect ‘not into politics’

Oct 21 2008 by Andrew Hirst, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

AN alleged terrorist accused of discussing a plot to blow up members of the British National Party told a court that he was “not into politics”.

Dabeer Hussain is accused of possessing a terrorism manual to research bomb-making techniques.

Hussain, 18, of Clarkson Street, Ravensthorpe, and Waris Ali, also 18, of nearby Dearnley Street, are alleged to have discussed a plan to spy on and blow up members of the far-Right political group.

The schoolfriends are accused of researching bomb-making techniques from internet “recipes” found in a terrorism manual called the Anarchists’ Cookbook.

Earlier Ali told a jury at Leeds Crown Court how he experimented with fireworks on Bonfire Night, 2006.

He said he strapped rockets together with matches and sparklers to produce an improvised device, which he lit at a local park.